Today at TechEd in New Orleans I delivered a breakout session entitled " Data, Faster: Microsoft SQL Server Performance Techniques with SQLCLR ." This session covered a number of techniques for using SQLCLR as a query tuning tool, especially for big, Read More...

I am super-excited to visit New Orleans next month for Microsoft TechEd; it will be my sixth time speaking at the show. My session takes an in-depth look at some of the techniques I've developed for using SQLCLR modules -- and some of the great performance Read More...

Autumn is creeping inevitably closer here in the US, and that means that speaking season is about to kick into high gear. Here's my current schedule for the remainder of the year: September 8, 17:00 GMT (online) - 24 Hours of PASS webcast: "Baseline Basics Read More...

Thanks to everyone who took the time out of their conference experience to join Mike Wachal and me for yesterday's session on SQL Server performance tuning! For those who weren't there, we focused in on troubleshooting techniques, highlighting some of Read More...

Thank you to everyone who attended my three sessions at this year's TechEd show in New Orleans. I had a great time presenting and answering the really great questions posed by attendees. My sessions were: DAT317 T-SQL Power! The OVER Clause: Your Key Read More...

Whew! Another TechEd session completed, and now I'm done for the week. Thanks to everyone who joined me today; I had a fantastic time talking about the ins and outs of Extended Events. Demos are attached. I realize how complex some of these topics are, Read More...

A huge thank you to everyone who attended today's session on exception handling! I had a great time and got some very good, on-point questions from the audience. As promised, the demos are attached to this blog post. Please let me know in the comments Read More...

TechEd North America 2009 is just a few short weeks away, and I'm really looking forward not only to the show, but also the opportunity to visit Los Angeles for the first time in several years. I'm busy putting the finishing touches on my Extended Events Read More...

If you attended my session this morning, thank you ! It's always flattering when people are willing to wake up before 8:00 a.m. just so that they can hear a talk about SQL Server. I had a great time doing the talk, and I think it went well. My sincerest Read More...